National Institute of Technology Rourkela

🇮🇳 India 4-Year University

Global #974 India #21

Institution Info

Founded: 1961
Type: 4-Year University
Website: http://nitrkl.ac.in/websiteNew/

About

National Institute of Technology Rourkela is a higher education institution in India, founded in 1961. Recognized as ranked among the top 1,000 universities worldwide, it is one of the leading universities in India. The university has a member of Global D-Tier (World 501-1000) and Top 30 Universities in India.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
THE	2026	THE #778 · Ranked	39,61
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #974 · Ranked	77,05

Research Output via OpenAlex

241

h-index

929,625

Citations

22,101

Publications

20,461

i10-index

3,32

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global D-Tier (World 501-1000) Top 30 Universities in India National Institutes of Technology (NIT)

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Frequently Asked Questions

National Institute of Technology Rourkela is ranked #974 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within India, it holds the #21 position.

National Institute of Technology Rourkela was founded in 1961, making it 65 years old. It is one of the established institutions in India.

National Institute of Technology Rourkela has produced 22,101 research publications with 929,625 total citations and an h-index of 241, according to OpenAlex data.